How many renters in Amity Township (Berks County), PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Amity Township (Berks County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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31.5% (±15.2 points) of renting households in Amity Township (Berks County), PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 31.5% (±15.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 28.2% (±14.7 points)
Median share of income: 23.2% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Amity Township (Berks County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Amity Township (Berks County)	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	3.6% (±4.1 points)	13.5%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	28.5% (±16.4 points)	12.4%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	27.8% (±26.9 points)	12.0%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.6% (±7.4 points)	10.1%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.3% (±4.0 points)	9.3%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	28.2% (±14.7 points)	42.7%	39.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Amity Township (Berks County) against Berks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Amity Township (Berks County)	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	31.5% (±15.2 points)	52.0% (±2.8 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	28.2% (±14.7 points)	42.7% (±2.4 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.2% (±3.1 points)	31.1% (±1.4 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$65,384 (±$26,750)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,316 (±$248)	$1,181 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Amity Township (Berks County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Berks County (52.0%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (48.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Berks County, Amity Township (Berks County) ranks 48 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1714 of 2,530.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Amity Township (Berks County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amity Township (Berks County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Amity Township (Berks County)	—	31.5% (±15.2 points)	—
Douglass Township (Berks County)	3.4 mi	58.1% (±45.1 points)	Not measurably different
Birdsboro	3.9 mi	65.4% (±25.7 points)	Higher
Stowe	4.4 mi	36.7% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Pottsgrove Township	4.5 mi	37.3% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Earl Township (Berks County)	4.5 mi	28.6% (±69.1 points)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Berks County)	4.9 mi	30.2% (±24.7 points)	Not measurably different
Exeter Township (Berks County)	5.0 mi	60.7% (±14.3 points)	Higher
Lorane	5.4 mi	55.2% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Birdsboro, PA (65.4%), Exeter Township (Berks County), PA (60.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
42	South Heidelberg Township	39.4% (±35.0 points)
43	Shillington	38.2% (±16.7 points)
44	Fleetwood	36.2% (±21.2 points)
45	Shoemakersville	33.6% (±12.8 points)
46	Robeson Township	33.5% (±20.7 points)
47	Heidelberg Township (Berks County)	33.3% (±24.9 points)
48	Amity Township (Berks County)	31.5% (±15.2 points)
49	Topton	31.0% (±19.0 points)
50 (tie)	Hereford Township	30.2% (±34.6 points)
50 (tie)	Union Township (Berks County)	30.2% (±24.7 points)
52	Centre Township (Berks County)	29.4% (±32.3 points)
53 (tie)	Leesport	28.7% (±16.6 points)
53 (tie)	Marion Township (Berks County)	28.7% (±23.2 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Amity Township (Berks County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Amity Gardens.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Amity Township (Berks County)

Are renters in Amity Township (Berks County) rent-burdened?

31.5% of renting households in Amity Township (Berks County) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Amity Township (Berks County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Amity Township (Berks County), PA spends 23.2% (±3.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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